
Timeline
About me
FordLabs Product Manager | Chaos coordinator & community builder
Education

Michigan state university
2010 - 2014Bachelor's degree computer science and engineeringActivities and Societies: Spartan Marching Band, Women in Computing, Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Wayne state university
2016 - 2019Master of business administration - mba
Experience

Self employed
Aug 2008 - Sept 2011TutorTaught, homework help, and test preparation for elementary through high school students

John's hopkins university
Jun 2011 - Jul 2011Summer camp resident assistantMentored and supervised students at LMU through John’s Hopkins Center for Talented YouthDeveloped teamwork, leadership, creativity, problem solving, and organizational skills

Chrysler
May 2012 - Jul 2012Information technology management internProduced monthly metrics for the mobile web portal and presented to business partnersPreformed functional testing on a smartphone application and kept detailed error logsDesigned and implemented graphical interface designs for future downloadable

Crowe horwath llp
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013Technology analyst internTested and validated data for client projectsOrganized and consolidated data using SQL serverBuilt reports and data visualizations using Tableau

Ford motor company
Sept 2014 - nowFordLabs is a software incubation group within Ford Motor Company Enterprise Technology. We use the principles of Human-centered design, Lean Startup, and Extreme Programming to solve problems for our customers.@FordOnline Intranet - Redesign▪ Redesigned a 150,000-user website that increased user engagement by leveraging user feedback and data analysis, demonstrating a commitment to human-centered product development.▪ Built strong stakeholder relationships with clear communication and navigated complex decision making.▪ Leveraged Lean Startup principles to validate product ideas and minimize risk . ▪ Identified and addressed potential roadblocks to product rollout.Model e Readiness Planner (MeRP) ▪ Managed a dynamic checklist software for 2000 dealers, achieving a $2.5 million cost savings for Ford, showcasing expertise in delivering a product to market with an Agile team.▪ Launched multi-language functionality (EN, FR), with engineers, designers, and business partners.▪ Presented working software demos and future roadmaps to executive audiences.▪ Encouraged and implemented Agile practices to improve product development efficiency, showcasing experience working with Agile and XP methodologies. Show less Supported PDO Next efforts from coaching perspective Strategic design of future coaching service based on changing PDO needsFacilitated meetings across the program - Understood and surfaced risks and impedimentso Tracked progress to milestones - Provided support to remove program level roadblocks Looked at intersection points - ensure clarity on deliverables Worked to remove silos by being liaison between working groups (IT BO, strategy, EA, TO)Identified opportunities for increased efficiency within IT, PDO Next, and Transformation Office Show less Managed NA coaching demand & assignments for Agile/PDO IT Transformation OfficeProvided support to coaching communityFormed Coaching Guild to build a learning organizationServed as Product Owner of Talent Pipeline application (voice of the customer)Built Leadership Excellence team as Product Manager Define Leadership Excellence ideal state as a PDO role (validated competencies)Conducted Customer Centric Leadership Excellence research, performed pilot experiments, formed champions group Show less Worked with leadership and team to define value add metrics around transformation progressDeveloped Alteryx flow and QlikView visualization of metrics for executive leadership Coordinated decommissioning of previous metrics and deployment of new onesPerformed backlog manager tasks for team organization (release planning, iteration planning, backlog refinement)Developed master list of products mapped to business capabilities to support Enterprise ArchitectureAssisted with OCM strategy formation Drove customer satisfaction strategy conversations Show less
FordLabs Product Manager
Apr 2023 - nowProgram Manager - PDO Next
Oct 2021 - Mar 2023Coaching Service Manager
Mar 2019 - Sept 2021Transformation Metrics Analyst
Jan 2017 - Mar 2019Strategy Portfolio Analyst - FCG Program
Aug 2015 - Dec 2016Treasury Systems Analyst - Ford College Graduate (FCG) Program
Sept 2014 - Jul 2015
Licenses & Certifications

Inbound certification
Hubspot
Social media certification
Hubspot
Marketing software certification
Hubspot
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Taylor JonesEngineering Leadership Award Michigan State University College of Engineering Apr 2014 Recognized in honor of leadership in MSU Women in Computing and Women in Engineering as well as involvement in recruiting students to MSU and women to STEM fields.
- Awarded to Taylor JonesOutstanding Senior Award Michigan State University Apr 2014 Outstanding Senior Awards are presented to seniors who have exemplified both personal and academic achievement at Michigan State University. These students have demonstrated their dedication to Michigan State through their academics, leadership, and involvement on campus and in the community.
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